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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 7920084)
People survive in edmonton and iqualuit too;)
Not much downhill skiiing or snopwboarding in each place though is there! How many would move to Vancouver if they had a well paying oil industry job waiting for them there I wonder..... You can still ski and snowboard living in coastal BC, but it seldom gets below zero in your back yard. You can live in montreal or Ottawa and ski and snowboard fairly easily too come to think of it. I wouldn't! Too many people, too many cars, too many bridges (to create traffic jams), too much rain and grey skies (I'd rather have snow and blue skies!), too crowded, too many taxes! Montreal! Meh - truly miserable winters - my parents live there so I get to hear all about it! And you've got to drive quite far to get decent ski hills. Ottawa - not known as an international skiing destination:p! Lets not pretend that Calgary doesn't get pretty darn cold at times. :We're" not pretending! "We" said "we" survive! :thumbup: |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by triumphguy
(Post 7920399)
PS: did I say there's too many people in Vancouver?
Too many people in Calgary too if you ask me. I'll stick to sking on the bunny hill down the road from me, with my -20 Cold winter:D |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Chookie
(Post 7920387)
I have honestly felt colder in the UK because of the damp that seems to seep into your bones. Dec 2006 was in Edmonton on Business -10 (-24 with the wind chill), came back to Calgary -8 (-15 with the windchill) drove through to Seattle +3. Where did I 'feel' Colder, s'right fricking Seattle cos of the damn moisture in the air. The mutt rarely has issues going out here in Calgary regardless of how cold it gets (he sometimes doesnt like the 'heat' though), last weekend was in Portland where it was high teens but pissing down, he refused to go out (then again so did the OH) |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 7920084)
People survive in edmonton and iqualuit too;)
How many would move to Vancouver if they had a well paying oil industry job waiting for them there I wonder..... You can still ski and snowboard living in coastal BC, but it seldom gets below zero in your back yard. You can live in montreal or Ottawa and ski and snowboard fairly easily too come to think of it. Lets not pretend that Calgary doesn't get pretty darn cold at times. {edit} ahhh someones mentioned it already. Carry on! |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Londonuck
(Post 7920451)
Yea but wouldnt you prefer the lovely sun you get in Calgary compared with the constant cold grey of Vancouver in winter? It may not drop below zero that much but its damp cold.
{edit} ahhh someones mentioned it already. Carry on! |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
This one is turning into the old "you don't have to shovel rain" discussion.
My last job was split between Vancouver and Calgary - summer in both cities is really nice, then you get to choose between snow or rain in winter - I'd happily live in either. Get a job first, then work out if you can adapt to the weather - Canadian cities are geared up for their local climate. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by PrairieSushi
(Post 7920527)
Get a job first, then work out if you can adapt to the weather - Canadian cities are geared up for their local climate.
If in my work I had been transferred to Vancouver I would have made a life there. :) However having said that, after spending 45 years in Alberta I prefer the sun in winter to months of rain and overcast. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Oink
(Post 7920271)
Last year Vancouver was bitterly cold with lots of snow. I had to buy a fur hat and some really warm boots. Hoping they stay in the cupboard this winter. :thumbup:
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Steve_P
(Post 7920554)
However having said that, after spending 45 years in Alberta I prefer the sun in winter to months of rain and overcast.
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Essex_Man
(Post 7920916)
I rather the rain, Than 5-6 months of shoveling the driveway and freezing cold day in and day out. High heating bills and slippery sliding everyone, with a massive of clothes. :thumbdown:
Even in Ontario the snowfall is not even close to everyday...no one is shoveling their driveway "day in day out", and there is always the option to pay someone else to do snow clearance anyway. Heating bills in Calgary wont be significantly different to Ontario...less tax for starters, and quite probably more insulation too to compensate for the more extreme minimum temps. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 7920928)
Its not every day though in Calgary...thats rather the point of the Chinook effect.:huh:
Even in Ontario the snowfall is not even close to everyday...no one is shoveling their driveway "day in day out", and there is always the option to pay someone else to do snow clearance anyway. Heating bills in Calgary wont be significantly different to Ontario...less tax for starters, and quite probably more insulation too to compensate for the more extreme minimum temps. |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Essex_Man
(Post 7920916)
There is also Victoria sunny there. Me. I'd rather the rain, Than 5-6 months of shoveling the driveway and freezing cold day in and day out. High heating bills and slippery sliding everyone, with a massive of clothes. :thumbdown:
"Cor, flipping coldy an' slippery sliding today, going to need a massive of clothes today, innit?" |
Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Butch Cassidy
(Post 7920932)
Thank you Iain, I think last year I shovelled my drive 9 times
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by Alan2005
(Post 7920703)
Yes - I wasn't impressed with the walk to work when it was -10; the snow looked nice though so I didn't mind too much. That weird temperature inversion that blanked out the sun seemingly forever did get rather annoying though.
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Re: Calgary winters.....brrrrr!!!
Originally Posted by iaink
(Post 7920938)
So you make your Mrs do it then?:rofl:
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